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Authorization Modes

The Notification Website supports two modes of user authorization: a basic mode and an advanced mode.

Basic Privileges Mode—This mode is supported intrinsically by the Notification Website; that is, it can be managed using the Notification Website, and its data is stored internally by Notification Manager itself. Use this mode to manage broad privileges of a specific login that pertain to all contacts, such as "Joe can notify everybody."

Advanced Permissions Mode—This mode is supported by the Notification Website through the use of an external LDAP-compliant directory server. The Advanced Permissions mode allows you to specify detailed permissions of a specific login to a specific contact, such as "Joe can notify Jane." Your site can manage the advanced permissions data using any third-party, LDAP-compliant directory server product. The Notification Website queries this directory for the permissions data to achieve a fine degree of authorization control.